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stuffed shirt

A wealthy, self-important, overly formal type; a fellow with a stick up his arse. A pompous ass.
"Have your heard? Cholmondely is in love with a horse!"
"Do tell! Is it a mare or a stallion?"
"Oh, a mare, of course. Nothing queer about Cholmondely!"
by octopod February 24, 2004
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1. A pompous jerk.
2. A politician.
"That stuffed shirt thinks his by-products smell like roses when in fact they do not."
by Renee February 25, 2004
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stuffed shirt

Outdated UK English slang for over-conventional and maybe pompous/old fashioned man
More modern equivalent = old fart.
by DJ February 25, 2004
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shortstuff

A cute nickname for only the cutest girl ever who is 4'9" and is so much fun to be around!
her boyfriend: hey shortstuff wanna come over and hang out??
shortstuff: definitely!! but only cuz u called me shortstuff!! ;)
by unknown cutie pie! May 12, 2006
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stuffed shirt

one who exudes the art of being completely anal retentive and overly organized; paying close attention to detail to the point of being painfully uptight.
Jordan's revenue figures for March were presented in typical stuffed shirt fashion; complete with a color coded chart. Yellow is projected, green is actual red indicates the project had been completed.

Jordan Gilbert is a stuffed shirt.
by mdg76 December 15, 2008
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A pompous windbag, who may well look as if he strains to do up his shirt in the mornings.
A habitual bore or fuddy duddy.
You are reckoned a success,
And the public praise you win;
There's your picture in the Press,
Pouchy eyes and triple chin.
Wealth,--of it you fairly stink;
Health,--what does your Doctor think?

- From 'To A Stuffed Shirt' by Robert Service.
by Patchwork Sniper February 27, 2004
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A well turned out gentleman with the brains of a rocking-horse.
Although Hayden gave the impression of being a sophisticated man about town, he was in fact a complete stuffed shirt.
by Lee Farmie October 15, 2004
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